German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff has warned that restrictions for unvaccinated people may be necessary if case numbers reach new heights in the coming months.... But Helge Braun said in an interview with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he doesn’t expect another coronavirus-related lockdown in Germany. Braun said that unvaccinated people may be barred from entering venues like restaurants, movie theaters and stadiums “ because the residual risk is too high.” Braun said getting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks, during her annual summer news conference in Berlin, Germany, on July 22, 2021.... Chief of staff Helge Braun told the newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he doesn't expect another coronavirus-related lockdown in Germany.... " I don't believe in compulsory vaccinations and I don't believe we should put indirect pressure on people to get vaccinated," he told the German broadcaster ZDF on Sunday....

Two of Germany's leading candidates for Chancellor have faced strong criticism for their behaviour, just two months ahead of the Federal elections. Armin Laschet, the conservative bloc candidate to succeed Angela Merkel, has apologised again for laughing in public last week while visiting a German town devastated by recent floods. Meanwhile, the Green Party's candidate, Annalena Baerbock, has expressed regret for using the N-word during a recent interview. The gestures could result in serious da

One such governor, New York's Andrew Cuomo, whose state has borne the brunt of the Covid-19 outbreak in the US, said the President was" clearly spoiling for a fight on this issue." The President later backed down, in part at least.... " Federalism is not there so people can push away responsibility," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said early on in the pandemic.... But, so far at least, the German system has held its own, and Merkel has maintained her grip--in typically understated fashion....